ABAC Suitcase 1.5 HP Portable Air Compressor - 1.6 Gallon, 120 PSI, 120V Single-Phase

The ABAC Suitcase is a 1.5 HP portable air compressor built around a 1.6 gallon tank and a 120 PSI maximum working pressure. The pump sits inside a fully enclosed shell with a molded carry handle on top, so the unit stays light, stays protected, and travels from the closet to the garage to the back of a car without fuss. At 22 lbs it is the lightest tanked machine in ABAC's DIY and Contractor Series, and it runs on any standard 120V household outlet.

Key specifications

• Model: ABAC Suitcase (part number 2025066005)
• Motor: 1.5 HP
• Tank: 1.6 gallon
• Maximum pressure: 120 PSI
• Power: 120V / 1-phase / 60 Hz
• Noise level: 77 dBA
• Weight: 22 lbs
• Dimensions: 10 x 13 x 22.5 in
• Enclosed pump, pressure regulator, onboard storage compartment
• Includes 16 ft air hose and quick disconnect connector
• Brand: ABAC, part of the Atlas Copco group

ABAC builds the Suitcase with an enclosed pump for added safety, a pressure regulator, and a built-in storage compartment that holds the included 16 ft air hose and quick disconnect connector, so the hose travels with the compressor instead of ending up in a separate bag.

What the enclosed pump changes

Most compressors this size leave the pump, motor and cylinder head exposed on top of the tank. The Suitcase encloses them, and ABAC lists that as a safety feature as much as a durability one: the hot and moving parts sit behind the shell rather than in the open, and the pump stays out of the dust when the machine lives in a closet or the back of a car. The flat top doubles as the carry surface, the pressure regulator stays reachable, and the onboard compartment closes over the 16 ft hose and the quick disconnect connector, so the machine stores as one piece with nothing left loose to lose. The trade for that packaging is reserve air: a 1.6 gallon receiver at 120 PSI holds enough for intermittent tools, not for anything that runs continuously.

How it compares

Within the ABAC at-home range the trade is weight against tank size. The Rollcage carries a 2 gallon tank at 135 PSI and a quiet 62 dBA, but it weighs 41 lbs, so it is the pick when noise matters more than carrying. The Twin Force steps up to a 4 gallon twin stack at 135 PSI and 53 lbs for contractor work. The XPN Flex drops the tank entirely and weighs 13.5 lbs, but tankless means air only while the motor is running. At 22 lbs with a 1.6 gallon receiver, the Suitcase is the lightest unit in the range that still stores air. Its upright 10 x 13 x 22.5 in footprint takes about as much floor as a shop vacuum, so it stands in a closet or under a bench instead of claiming a corner.

Air delivery at specific pressures and duty cycle are confirmed at order for this configuration. Call us before you buy if you need those numbers for a particular tool.

Typical applications

ABAC lists the at-home range for inflating, blowing, cleaning, nailing and stapling, and painting. In practice that means car and bicycle tires, sports balls, pool floats and air mattresses, blowing sawdust off a bench or dust out of an air filter, airbrush and craft work, brad and finish nailing, stapling, and simple spray painting around a home, garage or workshop. ABAC rates the Suitcase for occasional and intermittent use, so it suits a homeowner's only compressor or a second machine kept upstairs, rather than running a sander or a grinder.

Part of ABAC's DIY and Contractor Series from the Atlas Copco group. See the rest of our portable air compressors, or step up to the Power Force and its 6 gallon receiver at 175 PSI when a tool draws harder than this one can store.